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UConn -8 vs Butler

yeah was kinda surprised we are only getting 8. Feel like we can tighty up the ship a little bit for tmw night.
 
Won last game by 17. The HCA differential is 7.3 (4.1 for UConn, 3.2 for Butler), so 9.7 aka 10 was our adjusted margin of victory.

We were favored by 13 in first game, the HCA differential would translate to a 6 point spread in this game.

8 points for new spread is splitting the difference almost exactly between previous spread and results.
 
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The fact we just played them less than 48 hours ago probably has something to do with it. I think we win, but it’s by a lesser margin than it was on Tuesday.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
We didn’t play all that well last night… I expect a 25 point margin
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UConn made a bunch of 3s after a bad start. As we know, they are fully capable of continuing to miss those all game long.

No idea what to expect, but I sure as hell hope it isn’t close enough to make me worried late.
 
HuskyHawk said:
UConn made a bunch of 3s after a bad start. As we know, they are fully capable of continuing to miss those all game long.

No idea what to expect, but I sure as hell hope it isn’t close enough to make me worried late.
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Maybe it’s a mirage but UConn is 2nd in the BE in 3pt %. When we are not forcing up 3s we can make them.
 
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I am nervous about this game.

Any Big East game on the road stir up my bile!
 
This game is going to show whether or not UConn has turned the corner playing every game at a high level or if they will continue to struggle in an up and down season. This is the time to get their game together, every player needs to show up, not different ones on different days.
 
We're solid at home.. Next step in the 4 yr rebuild. Winning our fair share of BE road games. Huskies mark their turf at Hinkle
 
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HuskyHawk said:
UConn made a bunch of 3s after a bad start. As we know, they are fully capable of continuing to miss those all game long.
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No idea what to expect, but I sure as hell hope it isn’t close enough to make me worried late.
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We are shooting 3s at 41% when Adama plays.
 
I don’t. Know whose going to win let alone by how much.
What’s certain is if you want to contend for championship these winnable road games are a must.
So far we’re 1-1 PC was a bad home loss and Maquette was a good road win.
This isn’t a good road win it’s a must road win .
Hopefully we bring our A game.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I don’t. Know whose going to win let alone by how much.
What’s certain is if you want to contend for championship these winnable road games are a must.
So far we’re 1-1 PC was a bad home loss and Maquette was a good road win.
This isn’t a good road win it’s a must road win .
Hopefully we bring our A game.
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Big East road games are always tough. Xavier last night almost lost to a last place DePaul team missing Freeman-Liberty. I expect this one to be closer than the last.
 
auror said:
Won last game by 17. The HCA differential is 7.3 (4.1 for UConn, 3.2 for Butler), so 9.7 aka 10 was our adjusted margin of victory.

We were favored by 13 in first game, the HCA differential would translate to a 6 point spread in this game.

8 points for new spread is splitting the difference almost exactly between previous spread and results.
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Great analysis. 6 point spread is most likely what the gamer would have been if Tuesday night was taken out of the equation as it corresponds to Kenpom's line. Line is inflated at 8, already down to 7 on my site, UConn may very well cover but at 8 you are paying a premium.
 
We haven’t been consistent but that butler team is very very bad. I like us to cover that.
 
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You would expect this game to be closer. In our favor, we should pick up more production from Whaley and Martin. However we should also expect less from Hawkins. That would still produce a double digit win.

For Butler, Golden and Bolden should both have better games. But if we can be a little more efficient against Lucosios (?), we should keep them around 60 points.

A faster start would be nice.
 
ucawn said:
Bruh. I think it’s possible but let’s just catch another comfortable W
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I'll take any W we can get...I'm just saying I expect the margin to be closer to 25 tonight. Butler already knows they can't compete with us...if we take an early 10-15 point lead they will be demoralized
 
MuchoDogYears said:
This game is going to show whether or not UConn has turned the corner playing every game at a high level or if they will continue to struggle in an up and down season. This is the time to get their game together, every player needs to show up, not different ones on different days.
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We haven’t really been up and down this season. We’ve been pretty consistent. All but one loss came when we weren’t at full strength. Our “struggles” this season has been WAY overstated
 
I bet a ton of college hoops and do OK. (Im not retiring off it, Im not even paying for a in country vacation with it, but Im ahead, I just bet small amounts anyway ) but I dont bet UConn this year much. I don't ever much like us as spread favorites. Especially big ones. But I dont like betting against us either. I think I've made one UConn bet in a couple months and that was the Seton Hall game. I liked them getting 3.5 points. I like UConn as a dog. Because let's face it. It seems it doesn't matter who we play, we are in every game. We will be close as a dog, and usually we will be close as a favorite. We will play every game close. To those who could bet the Butler game Tuesday -13 , kudos, you have a bigger sack than I.

Me?
I just bet Lehigh to cover every game. Works out most of time. ;-)
 
Road game, our guys might think all they need to do tonight to win is throw their uniforms on the court, the kid from Lithuania starts hitting 3s from the parking lot, the ghosts of the Milan Indians appear - 8 points seems right.
 
Umami Zen said:
We're solid at home.. Next step in the 4 yr rebuild. Winning our fair share of BE road games. Huskies mark their turf at Hinkle
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A reminder that UConn went 6-3 in BE road games last season, winning at Marquette, Butler, DePaul, Xavier, Georgetown and Seton Hall.

This year they won at Marquette and lost in OT at Seton Hall.

You can argue that this team has been more solid on the road than at home.
 
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